AUTHORITY: Authorized by Title IV Section 402 of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) (42 USC 15512) and Section 10-5 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100/10-5] and Section 1A-8(9) of the Election Code [10 ILCS 5/1A-8(9)].STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
a) at the request of the General Counsel following the preliminary review referred to in Section 150.30(a);
b) to correct any technical defects;
c) to conform to the evidence presented at the hearing;
d) to conform to new matters that arise at the hearing if it appears from the original and amended complaint that the cause of action asserted in the amended complaint grew out of the same transaction or occurrence.
Complaints may be amended under any of the following circumstances: